On laboratory simulation and the temperature dependence of the evaporation rate of brine on Mars

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Sears, Derek W G ^a   Chittenden, Julie D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; GRAVITATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

EVAPORATION RATE; LABORATORY SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

BRINE; EVAPORATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MARS;

EID: 31544448814     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024154     Document Type: Article

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